• cartoon meme dog
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    182 months ago

    Fun archaeo-dentistry fact -

    for thousands of years, most humans in wheat agriculture societies had terrible teeth because of the stone dust from millstones like this persisting into the finished bread.

    until the industrial era, when we could make steel grinders.

    thanks, modern steel industry!

    • @SassyRamen
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      32 months ago

      I broke a tooth on a piece of stone in some bread I ate in Egypt 🫠

    • @ichbinjasokreativ
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      22 months ago

      Really? I’ve heard people say the opposite and pictures of skulls in medieval mausoleums seem to have better teeth than a lot of modern people, especially because they ate a lot less sugar.

      • @PugJesusOPM
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        32 months ago

        Might be a mixture of factors. More wear and tear, but fewer cavities and like issues? Just a guess, I know very little about pre-modern teeth.

        • @ichbinjasokreativ
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          22 months ago

          Yeah same, idk what I’m talking about, but your idea would make sense.

    • @PugJesusOPM
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      12 months ago

      Bread is so fantastic, but comes at a terrible cost. 😔

      • @Noodle07
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        62 months ago

        It’s not a problem if you drink it instead 🍺